WE’RE HIRING

Cashier– Finance Department

WHO WE ARE

GOT IT is transforming food procurement and distribution in East Africa by connecting frontier-market farmers, producers, and manufactures to formal markets. Combining off-grid cold storage technology and ISO-22000 food safety certification, GOT IT is bringing East Africa’s food supply chain into the 21st century.

WHAT YOU’LL DO BUT NOT LIMITED TO

• Ensure compliance with relevant financial regulations and accounting standards, as well as company policies and procedures
• Recording all petty cash transactions of the company accurately. This includes purchases, sales receipts, and payments.
• Being the custodian of petty cash by safeguarding the petty cash funds entrusted with.
• Monitoring the level of petty cash on hand and requesting for a replenishment when needed.
• Receive and disburse petty cash requests from employees, ensuring that the expenses are legitimate and within the organization’s policies.
• Record all petty cash transactions accurately in the petty cash log and system, including the date, amount, purpose, and recipient of the funds.
• Maintaining documentation, by keeping receipts and supporting documentation for all petty cash expenditures, ensuring that they are properly organized and filed for record purposes.
• Regularly reconcile the petty cash fund with the recorded transactions to ensure accuracy and accountability.
• Closing the cash register at the end of daily activities and ensuring agreement of the physical balances and of that recorded in the register, this involves comparing the remaining cash on hand with the balance in the petty cash log.
• Prepare periodic reports on petty cash transactions, including summaries of expenditures, balances, and any discrepancies or irregularities observed.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures regarding petty cash management, expenditure approval, and documentation requirements.
• Maintain records of daily transactions, reconcile cash drawers, and generate reports as required by management.
• Manage all retail accounts by properly tracking all their payments, issuing them invoices/EBMs, and following up timely on any discrepancies observed.
• Handle banking activities
• Being proficient in accounting software packages such as QuickBooks, as well as spreadsheets applications like Microsoft Excel, would be an added advantage.
• Being teamwork oriented & collaborative.
• Flexible and adaptive.
• Performs other relevant duties as necessary and assigned.

WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR

GOT IT is looking for high-energetic candidate for a Cashier position that is a self-starter, creative, good at Nos, with ability to use financial software and the drive to exceed goals and follow through with tasks.

The following are the requirements (qualifications) for the role:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, finance, or a related field.
• Prior experience in a clerical or administrative role, particularly in handling cash transactions or financial records, is preferred, 2 to 3 years’ experience in a similar role is required.
• Attentive to details, being meticulous and detail oriented to accurately record transactions, reconcile balances, and maintain documentation properly.
• Organizational skills, be well-organized to keep track of receipts, invoices, and other documentation related to petty cash expenditures.
• Integrity and trustworthiness, able to demonstrate honesty, integrity and reliability in performing their duties.
• Communication skills, possessing effective communication skills is important for interacting with colleagues, employees, customers, etc…, verifying receipts against policies & records, and resolving any discrepancies observed.
• Computer proficiency, being proficient in computer skills, including using accounting softwares, spreadsheets and word processing programs.
• Problem solving skills, the ability to identify and resolve issues or discrepancies related to petty cash transactions is valuable in this role.
• Customer service orientation, a customer service oriented approach is beneficial, while interacting and attending to multiple requests.
• Ability to work independently, while you’ll be anticipated to work as part of the team, you should also be capable of working independently and managing tasks efficiently.
• Ethical conduct, always adhere to ethical standards and maintain confidentiality while handling financial information.

This is a great position for someone with a financial background working experience who is looking for a great team experience and upward mobility.

To apply for this position: send the application letter, academic credentials, and CV with three referees: in a Single PDF document to this email: [email protected] with a copy to [email protected] 

Subject line should be " Cashier Application at GOT IT" 

Recruitment process: 

GOT IT is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer. We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organizational capability. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, color, ethnicity, gender, religion, age or other category protected by law.

Following the application requirements is highly considered in our selection process. The deadline for submission of applications is Wednesday, March 22nd, 2024 at 5 pm. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.